基本説明
This important collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts and fans, provides a one-stop resource for all those who want to learn more about Manga, as well as for anybody teaching a course on the subject. Its sections address the manga industory on an international scale, the different genres, formats and artists, as well as fans themselves.
Full Description
This book contains an important collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts and fans. It provides a one-stop resource for all those who want to learn more about Manga, as well as for anybody teaching a course on the subject. Once upon a time, one had to read Japanese in order to enjoy manga. Today manga has become a global phenomenon, attracting audiences worldwide. The style has become so popular, in fact, that in the US and UK publishers are appropriating the manga style in a variety of print material. Comic publishers such as Dark Horse and Viz are translating Japanese classics, such as "Fruits Basket", into English. And of course it wasn't long before Shakespeare received the manga treatment. So what is manga?Manga roughly translates as 'whimsical pictures' and its long history traces all the way back to picture books from eighteenth century Japan. Today, it comes in two basic forms: anthology magazines that contain several serials and manga 'books' (tankobon) that collect long-running serials from the anthologies and reprint them in one volume. The anthologies contain several serials and are so dense that they are colloquially known as phone books.Containing sections addressing the manga industry on an international scale, the different genres, formats and artists, as well the fans themselves, "Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives" is an important collection of essays.
Contents
Introduction; Section One: The Industry; The History of Manga - Jean-Marie Bouissou; Manga in Asia - John A. Lent; Manga in Europe - Paul M. Malone; Understanding Manga Merchandising: An Australian Case; Study - Jason Bainbridge and Craig Norris; Shakespeare as Manga - Emma Hayley; Globalizing from Japan to Hong Kong and Beyond - Wendy Siuyi; Wong; Manga and the Critics - Toni Johnson-Woods; Section Two: The Genres & Formats & Artists; Overview of Manga Genres - Mio Bryce and Jason Davis; Ryori Manga - Lorie Brau; Shojo Manga at Home and Abroad - Jennifer Prough; Beautiful Boys in Japanese Women's Comics - Mark McClelland; Meanings of Manga - Neil Cohn; The Aesthetics of Manga - Christopher Couch; Visual Representations and Manga - Craig Norris; A Look at Takahashi Rumiko, Watase Yu, Shinohara; Chie, Hikawa Kyoko, Itsuki Natsumi - Mio Bryce; Osamu Tezuka and Family: Early Pioneers of Manga - Wendy; Goldberg; Miuchi Suzue and Intertextuality - Rebecca Suter; Miyasaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Manga into Anime and Its Reception - Marc Hairston; Section Three: The Fans; Fandom in Germany, Italy and France - Bouissou, Pellitteri and Dolle-Weinkauff; Scanlation - James Rampant; American Otaku and the Search for the Authentic Text - Stacy Rue; Conclusion.
